#CADE45#CADE45
#CADE45 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.652; OKLCH L 85.8% C 0.173 H 116.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CADE45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 222, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 70%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 69%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9%, 0%, 68.9%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.60, -25.86, 69.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.60, 73.70, 110.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.84% -0.0774 0.1543) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.84% 0.173 116.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.5538, 65.2294, 15.5038) |
| Luminance | 0.6523 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 2.78
Yellowish Green
#B0DD16
ΔE00 4.60
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 4.63
Yellowy Green
#BFF128
ΔE00 5.94
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 6.61
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CADE45 #5945DE
analogous
#DEA645 #CADE45 #7EDE45
triadic
#CADE45 #45CADE #DE45CA
tetradic
#CADE45 #45DEA6 #5945DE #DE457E
square
#CADE45 #45DEA6 #5945DE #DE457E
split-complementary
#CADE45 #457EDE #A645DE
monochromatic
#808F19 #AEC323 #CADE45 #D9E779 #E8F0AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#CADE45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.05
#CADE45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CADE45
14.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CADE45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CADE45 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.05 | 14.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EDD22C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD451
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6D2C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cade45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 222, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.8% 0.173 116.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dee882',
500: '#cade45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cade45; $custom-light: #dee882; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cade45",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 222,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.843,
"s": 69.863,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85839,
"c": 0.17265,
"h": 116.6
},
"luminance": 0.65229
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CADE45
secondary
#403394
accent
#3BED52
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FCFCF2
border
#D5D5CC
text
#16160B
muted
#84847E